Those of us who go into the “helping” careers typically devote a large proportion of our time and emotional energy to our patients and clients. But once you become a parent, your life gains a new focus. This new little person requires a high degree of dedication, leaving most therapists feeling pulled in two very different (but extremely important) directions. How can you balance work and parenthood without risking exhaustion and burnout?

Let’s face it, parenting doesn’t fit into established hours. You’re on call 24/7/365 for YEARS!!!. Naturally parenting takes center stage, especially during the early years. But that reality clashes with the 9-to-5 clinic standard. On a nearly daily basis, it can feel as though you’re torn between your family and your work.

Within the typical employment model, you need to be present at the clinic between certain hours, and someone else is scheduling your appointments for you. If you’re late or can’t come into the office due to a parenting conflict, numerous co-workers must reshuffle their workload, patients are inconvenienced, your boss may register frustration, and you feel quite frustrated.

Well, what if you were the boss? And you have an Industrial Therapy Practice?

• Running your own Industrial Therapy business means you must still meet client expectations, as well as finding fulfillment within yourself for a job well done. But how and when you do that job is up to you.
• Are you a single parent? Need to work specific hours to accommodate school drop-off and pick-up times?
• Do you co-parent with another who has an unusual schedule? You can schedule your work hours accordingly.
• Do you want your spring breaks, and long summer weekends, and holidays? They can be yours! You decide!
• Want to take your family on that vacation? Schedule your time for when it suits you!
• Do you have children who play competitive sports, or must travel for medical appointments, or who attend a private school some distance from your home? As an independent Industrial Therapist, working in the Employer/Employee environment, you can plan your work days and hours around those important parenting responsibilities.

You schedule your work around both your personal life and family joys while meeting the needs of the Employer Partners you work with. Think of the fun and the diminished stress – for you as well as for your family. All while maintaining a great revenue generating business.

To learn more about how you can launch your own practice, partnering with local industries, contact us to discuss the KEY Method. We will show you how rewarding this career choice can be, resulting in more freedom and happiness for you and your entire family. Do it now!!!